ERIC Number: EJ923984
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Evaluation of the Better Parenting Programme in Jordan
Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Lansford, Jennifer E.
Early Child Development and Care, v181 n5 p587-598 2011
This study evaluates the Better Parenting Programme (BPP) which has been implemented nationally in Jordan to enhance parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to caring for young children. The participants (N = 337, 94% female) were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group participated in the BPP; the control group did not. Before and after the BPP, all participants completed questionnaires to assess their knowledge regarding key areas of child development, activities with their children, discipline practices, and perceptions regarding behaviours that constitute child abuse and neglect. Over time, the participants in the experimental group (but not those in the control group) improved on parenting knowledge, spending time playing and reading books with their children, using more explanations during the course of disciplining their child, and accurately perceiving behaviours that constitute child neglect. The results suggest modest beneficial effects of participation in the BPP. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Caring, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Child Development, Program Evaluation, Parenting Skills, Parent Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Play, Reading Aloud to Others, Discipline, Parent Child Relationship
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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